Meet Bishop Eaton

The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton was elected as the ELCA’s fourth presiding bishop at the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. Born in Cleveland on April 2, 1955, Eaton earned a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School...

Luther and Lutheranism

Martin Luther was eight years old when Christopher Columbus set sail from Europe and landed in the Western Hemisphere. Luther was a young monk and priest when Michaelangelo was painting the Sistine Chapel in Rome...

ELCA Good Gifts Catalog

Assignment Process

Assignment completes candidacy for all people, including those ordained in another Lutheran church or Christian tradition, moving them toward first call and admittance to the appropriate roster in the ELCA...

ELCA global personnel are invited by companion churches or related organizations to serve in specialized assignments, such as pastors, health care professionals, development workers, administrators, seminary teachers, librarians, accountants, and teachers of English, and other subjects.

As you explore and consider global mission service, take some time to learn about the accompaniment approach to global mission that guides the ELCA’s engagement. Ask yourself some frank questions about your qualifications and seek God’s guidance and direction. Current listings are posted on the ELCA Job Board. If you don't see a good match or a strong possibility now, check back later — and prepare to embark on an exciting, faith-deepening journey.

Learn how to support missionaries and Young Adults in Global Mission by clicking here.

For further information contact ELCA Human Resources -Global Service at 1-800-638-3522, ext. 2652 or by email.

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